The 2026 Vanity Fair Best-Dressed List
Plus: Dolly Parton, National Treasure, Has Died
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August 25, 2026

As a woman currently wearing faded Uniqlo skinny jeans and a shirt from…I want to say, a store, I am not particularly qualified to judge how other people dress. You know who is, though? Vanity Fair’s excellent style team, who put together a banger of a best-dressed package for this year’s September issue. An all-star lineup including José Criales-Unzueta, Lindsey Underwood, Nicole Chapoteau, and Derek Blasberg collaborated with our editorial director, Mark Guiducci, to decide which celebrities, artists, and otherwise notable people-about-town deserved a spot on our main best-dressed list, as well as in one of several offshoots of that primary ranking—including rundowns of the best-dressed duos, fashion professionals, and innovators (think: Björk).


Elsewhere, we bid a teary farewell to the one and only Dolly Parton, and offer two more first looks at two more big upcoming titles: the media drama Ink, about Rupert Murdoch, and The Gilded Age, which is about the Gilded Age. More tomorrow!

HILLARY BUSIS
FEATURES EDITOR

Who Wore It Best?

By VANITY FAIR

Fashion is moving at breakneck speed, and not all of it, dare we say, is very good. In response, for the first time this decade, Vanity Fair presents a best-dressed list. Teyana Taylor, Colman Domingo, Jacob Elordi, and more—these are the most stylish people across culture this year. Read more.


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FIRST LOOK

 

The Gilded Age Season Four Spells Trouble for the Russells

 

By Chris Murphy

 

After three seasons, the Emmy-nominated series returns to HBO on Sunday, November 1, with the stakes higher than ever. “It’s a mess,” says Morgan Spector, regarding George and Bertha Russell’s marriage. Read more

IN MEMORIAM

 

Dolly Parton, Country Icon and Humanitarian, Dies at 80

 

By Jordan Hoffman

 

The musician behind “I Will Always Love You,” “Jolene,” and “9 to 5” moonlit as an actor, philanthropist, and amusement park mogul. Read more

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Danny Boyle Didn’t Want to Make Rupert Murdoch a Villain in Ink

 

By Rebecca Ford

 

The Venice Film Festival’s opening movie stars Guy Pearce as the media mogul, who recruits an editor to revamp The Sun in 1969 and changes the course of media forever. Read more


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